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Arkansas Trucking Association

2023 SMC Third Quarter Meeting

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Name: 2023 SMC Third Quarter Meeting
Date: August 31, 2023
Time: 10:30 AM - 1:30 PM CDT
Registration: Register Now
Event Description:
Register for the third quarter meeting of the Arkansas Trucking Association Safety Management Council to be held Thursday, August 31 at 10:30 am at J.B. Hunt Transport, 708 W Apple Blossom Rd., Lowell, AR 72745. The deadline to register is August 28.
 
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Participants will:
Learn workers' compensation tips for carriers
Discuss experience modifiers and their impacts
Discuss injury prevention ideas for shop and drivers
Hear an update on recent workers' compensation case law
Learn tips from a legal perspective for handling workers' compensation claims

SESSION 1
Workers' Compensation Tips and Injury Prevention
Presented by Acrisure
 
This session will review the essential elements of workers' compensation policies and impacts of experience modifiers. Carriers will learn tips on best ways to navigate workers' compensation claims from a insurance perspective. We will also discuss best practices for injury prevention for shop workers and drivers.

Sam Palos, Senior Safety & Loss Control Specialist
Sam brings the Acrisure Risk Control team over 28 years of risk management experience in commercial, public and construction industries. For his clients he brings a professional and thorough consultative approach to his assessments of risk, ensuring he provides professional direction built on communication, trust, and respect whether on the jobsite or in a training session.

SESSION 2
Arkansas Workers' Compensation Law Update
Presented by Friday Firm
 
In this session, we will hear updates on recent case law involving workers' compensation in Arkansas and discuss tips from a legal perspective on handling workers' compensation claims.

Guy Wade, Attorney
Guy Wade is a partner in the firm?s Litigation Section. His practice focuses on workers? compensation, medical malpractice defense, insurance defense, regulation, and commercial litigation. He has been listed in The Best Lawyers in America continuously since 2005 and was selected by attorney peers for inclusion in Mid-South Super Lawyers. In the 2021 edition of Best Lawyers, he was named "Lawyer of the Year" for his work in worker compensation law. Guy graduated with a BA from Ouachita Baptist University, and went on to University of Arkansas School of Law where he received his JD.
 
Location:
J.B. Hunt Transport
708 W Appleblossom Rd.
Lowell, AR 72745

 
Date/Time Information:
Thursday, August 31
10:30 am
Contact Information:
Sarah Newman
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Fees/Admission:
In order to provide proper accommodations, we must guarantee a headcount in advance.
  • For ATA members who submit their meeting registration by the deadline and attend the meeting, there is no fee.
  • ATA members who attend without registering or register but do not attend will be charged $25.
  • Out of courtesy, if you decide to attend after the registration deadline, please contact the ATA office.
  • ATA welcomes guests and non-members to Council meetings for $50.
Refunds and Cancellations:
Deadline to register is Monday, August 28. For more information regarding administrative policies such as refunds and/or complaints, please contact our office at 501-372-3462 or send an email.
 
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